A dark cloud settles over the festivities of the grand opening of the new public library upon the arrival of Roger Thesaurus and the reference materials. Not even the head librarian, Paige Turner can help. They are devastated that the obnoxious Power Macs have taken over their jobs! Maggie Zene and others try to lift their spirits, but in the end, it is the rascally internet viruses who save the day! Janet Gardner's delightful new musical, As the Pages Turn, blends humor and soap opera to send an important message that all of us are important and must work together for the common cause. The dialogue is extremely clever and the most wonderful of lyrics are set to songs based on classical themes by Liszt, Brahms, Rossini and Grieg, to name a few. Performance Time: 40 minutes.

Let Dick Hyman take you on a thrilling musical journey to 52nd St, the Cotton Club, Carnegie Hall, Chicago, Kansas City, a Ragtime Saloon, New Orleans' Storyville and other legendary jazz night spots! Years in the making, this outstanding CD-ROM is a complete and informative history of jazz piano, led by the masterful Dick Hyman, a virtuoso unparalleled in his versatility. Recorded by Hyman himself on a Disklavier in his Florida studio are 103 historically important songs that highlight the diverse styles of 60 of the most influential pianists of the last 100 years, such as Count Basie, Bix Beiderbecke, Eubie Blake, Dave Brubeck, Nat Cole, Duke Ellington, Bill Evans, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Art Tatum, McCoy Tyner, Fats Waller, and dozens more! This terrific reference tool includes extensive commentary and recollections by Hyman and some of the artists to whom he pays tribute, biographies, and extensive discographies of the original recordings recreated here. The Pro version includes two disks and features over 90 minutes of instrucational video, with nine complete lessons, printable scores, a MIDI studio with all of the qualities of a virtual player piano, and more! Minimum System Requirements: 12 MB RAM

Quickly import videos and photos-then edit scenes and make HD movies with over 2,200 effects and other content. Place people over virtual backgrounds using the built-in chroma-key effect and 5' x 6' green screen. Add interest with sophisticated animated titles, and produce your soundtrack with immersive Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. Then export your projects to popular formats-or burn to DVD or Blu-ray-and share them with the world. The unique new Archive and Restore tool conveniently preserves your work. Features

Marche Americana owes a great deal to those heroic movie marches by composers in the like of John Williams, Elmer Bernstein, Alfred Newman, and others. In fact, you could say that it is a brash film theme looking for a home in, say, another Great Escape, Patton, or 1941.

This work was written at the pivotal point of both two centuries and two millennia. With its hopeful melodies and triumphant parts in the brass section, the opening pictures the dawning of a new era of great expectations, characterized by the high speed of communicating all over the world, which is one of the most important aspects of life in the 21st century. This is achieved by musical themes being rapidly transferred from one musician to another. In this vortex of information and fast business transactions, the sense of individuality threatens to become extinct. At this point, Brosse silences the orchestra (a symbol of society) and draws attention to those people who are less fortunate than most of us. This focus on other people culminates with an orchestral climax in which all powers come together with a feeling of euphoria.

The composition begins with the solo tuba stating the four notes (F, Bb, G, C) on which the entire piece is based. All other themes, and much of the harmony, are built on these four notes and their permutations. There are four main sections, with a brief cadenza before the last movement.

If You Can Read Simple Treble-Clef Melody Notes, You Can Quickly and Easily Learn To Play 9 Popular Songs (and more) Using Our "Play Piano With Fake Book" Package!In the Play Piano with Fake Book package, you'll receive a fake book complete with nine of the most popular piano songs (and many other songs), along with 3 60-minute DVDs demonstrating proper fake-book playing tips, tricks and techniques to get you started right away. And, while the course covers just nine all-time piano classics, you can plug these techniques into any song you want!INCLUDES: Can't Help Falling in Love, Smoke Gets in Your Eye, Never on Sunday, Chariots of Fire, Edelweiss, Somewhere Out There, Hey Jude, Raindrops Keep Falling, My Favorite Things.Expand your repertoire with block chord techniques (great for beginners!)Learn the impressive alternate block hand styleGain valuable tips for playing complicated chords and more!Use cycling chords to create dazzling compound effectsLearn the syncopated, rhythmic left-hand waltz styleUse broken chords with alternate bassReplace simple chords with chord-substitution techniques (used only by professionals) and many more

Essential Musicianship, Book 1, recommended for Grades 6-8 or other beginning groups, is a sequential choral method that helps the beginning singer develop a strong foundation of musical skills. In each of the twenty chapters a concept is presented in the theory section, practiced in the sight-reading section, and applied in the performance of a song. The Student 10-Pak provides over a 10% savings if multiple books are needed.

Essential Musicianship, Book 2, recommended for Grades 8-10 or other older beginners, is a sequential choral method that helps the older beginner or returning singer develop basic to intermediate skills. Each of the twenty chapters includes materials for vocal development, music theory, sight-reading and performance. The Student 10-Pak provides over a 10% savings if multiple books are needed.

Mourning Dances is a work that structures itself as a series of dances, all of which seem to be natural responses involving physical movement to the wide array of emotional states encountered after the loss of someone held dear to the heart. Some are dances of grief and confusion, others are dances of fond memory. Mahr's ability to paint vivid colors of sound permeates the work. Click in the Audio box on the right to listen to a full-length recording of Mourning Dances !

Fun with Composers brings the great classics to life! The power of storytelling will draw children into the intriguing world of classical music. Secret agents, rattling skeletons, and dancing knights are just a few of the fascinating characters unveiled in this unique union of story and song. Children will sing, dance, act, and play to music of Strauss, Mozart, and other greats! These flexible guides are geared to accommodate curricula for children aged 7-12, giving teachers the freedom to select from a wide range of themes, music, and composer. Music and concepts have been carefully selected to suit the developmental age and skill levels of the child. Detailed lesson plans, reproducible pages, a CD (with lyrics sung over the music and the orchestra recording) as well as a DVD of these lessons being instructed make it possible for a teacher with little or no music background to teach the guide successfully. Absolutely fullproof! Fun with Composers may be implemented in whole or in part, and may be adapted to reflect the teacher s own style. If a teacher chooses to utilize the guide fully, children can experience up to 27 classical lessons over the course of the year. These guides are designed to enrich a curriculum and nurture the many ways in which children learn. The lessons are sequential, each beginning with an introduction to the composer. Stories, music, movement, and instrumental play are then woven into subsequent lessons. Although non-pitched percussion instruments enhance the child s learning experience, they are not essential to teach the lessons.

Fun with Composers brings the great classics to life! The power of storytelling will draw children into the intriguing world of classical music. Dancing bugs, ringmasters, and snobby pears are just a few of the fascinating characters unveiled in this unique union of story and song. Children will sing, dance, act, and play to music of Strauss, Mozart, and other greats! These flexible guides are geared to accommodate curricula for children aged 3-6, giving teachers the freedom to select from a wide range of themes, music, and composer. Music and concepts have been carefully selected to suit the developmental age and skill levels of the child. Detailed lesson plans, reproducible pages, a CD (with lyrics sung over the music and the orchestra recording) as well as a DVD of these lessons being instructed make it possible for a teacher with little or no music background to teach the guide successfully. Absolutely fullproof! Fun with Composers may be implemented in whole or in part, and may be adapted to reflect the teacher s own style. If a teacher chooses to utilize the guide fully, children can experience up to 27 classical lessons over the course of the year. These guides are designed to enrich a curriculum and nurture the many ways in which children learn. The lessons are sequential, each beginning with an introduction to the composer. Stories, music, movement, and instrumental play are then woven into subsequent lessons. Although non-pitched percussion instruments enhance the child s learning experience, they are not essential to teach the lessons.

Fun with Composers launches Volume II with more classical wonders like Beethoven and Tchaikovsky that will entice children to sing, dance, act and play to this mini musical creation! Charming storybook characters like Hatching Chicks, Mischievous Bananas and Russian Inspectors captivate children's imagination through this unique union of story and song! Designed with any level of student to be taught by any teacher with an outcome like no other, Fun with Composers is a simple, fun approach to classical music. The Teacher's Guide includes over 27 Orff-based lesson plans, CD and an instructional DVD that guarantee success, demonstrating the teaching process and final outcomes of each selection in a real classroom setting! Movement choreography, Orff orchestrations, rhythmic play, listening questions, art activities and cross-curricular integration all while creatively weaving in concepts corresponding to the National Standards. The unique Music Maps provide a child-centered visual that present music in an organized format so children have a better understanding of its sequence.

Unlike Nigel Hess's other works for wind band, The Winds of Power is not a programmatic work. After a dark and menacing opening a solo trumpet introduces a theme which will eventually become the center of a piece and is soon heard tutti in a lyrical form. This is interrupted by a return to the opening mood, with only a brief respite in the form of a chorale for clarinet choir and harp. The theme tries to return once more in a rousing, somewhat cinematic version, but again the sense of foreboding overtakes it. An unsettling march-like section follows before the theme returns in its most lyrical and gentle guise, introduced by solos in the woodwind section. Eventually, a maestoso statement which erupts into a presto coda, ends the journey in a triumphant, more optimistic blaze of sound.

This musical features a theme of God's love for us and gives young people the opportunity to be bold in their witness and lead others in worship. With songs such as Redeemer, Savior, Friend, Rock of Refuge and Trading My Sorrows, this production includes music, drama and testimonies, and is designed for easy use in any church setting. SAT(B), Listening Cassette, Listening CD, CD Accompaniment Trax (Split), CD Accompaniment Trax (Stereo) and Preview Pack (Cassette or CD) available.Return Policy Exception: This product can not be returned if opened but it can be exchanged if defective, for the exact same title.

This musical features a theme of God's love for us and gives young people the opportunity to be bold in their witness and lead others in worship. With songs such as Redeemer, Savior, Friend, Rock of Refuge and Trading My Sorrows, this production includes music, drama and testimonies, and is designed for easy use in any church setting. SAT(B), Listening Cassette, Listening CD, CD Accompaniment Trax (Split), CD Accompaniment Trax (Stereo) and Preview Pack (Cassette or CD) available.Return Policy Exception: This product can not be returned if opened but it can be exchanged if defective, for the exact same title.

Sometimes we forget how much fun praising the Lord can be. In this down home musical filled with great sing-a-long songs from Integrity's Kid's collection, children learn that worship doesn't just happen in church and that the secret to having a Hallelujah Heart is loving Jesus all day long! Titles include:Hallelujah Heart, Come Into His Presence, All Day, Speak to One Another, I Was Made to Praise You, God Is Good All the Time, Sing for Joy. Unison/2-Part, Listening Cassette, Listening CD, Cassette Accompaniment Trax (Split/Stereo), CD Accompaniment Trax (Split), Preview Pack (CD), CD 10-Pack, Resource Kit also available.Return Policy Exception: This product can not be returned if opened but it can be exchanged if defective, for the exact same title.

Noelle is a little angel whose love for Jesus surpasses every other thing in her life. Her relationship with Him is real and vibrant. Her heart's desire is to offer back to Him every gift He's given her in total worship. Share the very first Christmas pageant with angel Noelle and her friends. Unison/2-Part, Listening CD, Accompaniment CD (Split), Preview Pack (CD), CD 10-Pack, Resource Kit, Instructional Video also available. Performance Time: 45 minutes.Return Policy Exception: This product can not be returned if opened but it can be exchanged if defective, for the exact same title.

Filled with charm and warmth, this traditional service is thoughtfully designed for performance by choirs of all sizes with a minimum of preparation and cost. Beloved traditional scripture readings are tightly interwoven with twenty-six carols that include just a touch of Handel and Bach! A continuous flow of carols both accompanies the scripture readings and flows seamlessly into simple arrangements for choir, choir with vocal solo or duet, and choir with congregation. One unique feature is an optional four-hand piano score that adds budget-friendly sparkle! Another welcome option is a simple handbell and percussion score with synth strings and two-hand piano. Flexibly conceived, this program can be performed in its entirety, lasting approximately 30-35 minutes, or shortened to conform to your particular Christmas needs.

Master composer Alfred Reed's newest work is yet another display of his skilled hand in the wind band medium. He has selected four styles and used each in a short movement that captures a distinctive folk dance style. The result has produced an exquisitely orchestrated and musically rewarding work for bands who demand high quality literature. I.Hoe Down (American) II. Sarabande (French) III. Yamabushi Kagura (Japanese) IV. Hora (Romanian/Israeli).